Grevfriars' Convent of Dumfries. 315 



(Signed) Archibald mabrayr 



William Cunyghame tua partts. 



Jhone Cunyg-hame ane pertt. 



James Wallace ane pert. 



Jhone rig litstare ane pert. 



Jhone Ricsoun ane pert. 



Herbert ranyng younger ane pert. 



Andro cunnyghame for ane pert. 



Dauid rawlyng and thomas Jonson 

 wt oi" hands vpon. Ita est Herbartus cunyngham notarius 

 et scriba propria ex mandatum dicti personis." 



Well might the partners speak of the " rest of the 

 Council," for M'Brair, Rig, the Cunninghams, Rayning, 

 Johnston, Wallace, and Rawling were either themselves mem- 

 bers of Council or were immediate relatives of councillors. 

 F'om the definition of the parts taken it would seem that the 

 company, to use modern parlance, had twelve shares, of which 

 M'Brair and William Cunningham took two each and the 

 others one each. 



Signature of " Archibald Mabrayr, prowest." 



Born Christmas, 1547; Executed January, 1588. 



Provost of Dumfries, 1568-1583. 



Before the rest of the Council separated they took a 

 bond : — " The qlk day the balleis rist of counsale for thair awn 

 pertts and also berand burding of the haill commonete hes 

 band and oblist tham to raleif keip hermless and skaythles 

 the forsaids personis and ilk ane of tham for ther pert at the 

 hands of all and sundry havand and to haif enteres in and to 

 the saids quer in thawk, stane and tymmer and sail defend 

 thaim and ilk ane of tham in done takin vsing and disponyng 

 therof quhitsomevir all fraud and gile away putt heirvpon the 

 saids balleis ordain act." 



Was it that there was still such a considerable amount 



